Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
The more I see, the less I know for sure.
Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen'
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
We all owe death a life.
I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
To forgive is not just to be altruistic.
Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
